My skills have mutated again!

Chapter 452 First System: Witnessing Eternal Proof, Second System: Life-or-Death Battle!
Having just experienced Scarlett's promotion, Xia Lin was already very familiar with the promotion process to level twelve.

As the sunlight descended and covered his entire body, Xia Lin felt as if his soul was wandering outside the heavens. In a daze, he found himself in a pale golden advancement space.

As the light of the sky merged with his own, Xia Lin entered a profound and mysterious realm.

He even vaguely sensed the colossal existence known as the will of the universe, which was different from the perspective of an observer when Scarlett advanced last time.

If Xia Lin were to describe it himself, it would be... a spiritual connection?
A spiritual communion with the will of the universe?

A picture immediately came to mind...

With a hiss, Xia Lin gasped and shivered, clearing his mind of distractions and focusing on his upcoming promotion.

It's still the same three-step process that everyone goes through.

The first step: unlimited growth.

The pale golden light surged into Xia Lin's body, instantly breaking the attribute shackles on his physical body and increasing his attributes tenfold!
It increased from 100wy to 1000wy, but the base stats remained unchanged.

Breaking free from shackles is the most important thing; as for simply increasing numerical values, that is irrelevant—the life-or-death battle (inferior) will bear full responsibility for this.

Following this line of thought, even though Xia Lin currently possesses an astonishing amount of power from the six pillars, which he could probably never exhaust no matter how much he wasted, Xia Lin was too lazy to use the power of the six pillars to improve his own attributes and racial stats in this stage.

With the shackles of attributes broken, the advancement enters the second stage: Divine Transcendence.

The light once again deeply merged with Xia Lin's body and soul, changing Xia Lin's essence.

At the same time, Xia Lin vaguely sensed that a mysterious power was gathering deep within his soul—this was the so-called divinely bestowed power of transcendence.

It is also the key to breaking through the limitations of professional status!

The initial divinely bestowed power of transcendence is equal for everyone; if converted into data, it can be quantified into 1 unit.

As the promotion is completed and the system is integrated and strengthened, the total amount of the Heavenly Transcendence Power will increase again. When a professional reaches level twelve and continues to grow stronger within level twelve, the total amount of the Heavenly Transcendence Power will also increase.

"But the significance of this increase in scale isn't actually as great as I originally imagined..."

"According to the original design of the three pillars, the power of transcendence bestowed by heaven is the power to challenge the six pillars. Once the value of this power is increased, it can theoretically shake the authority of the six pillars."

However, past events have proven that the amount of divinely bestowed transcendent power required to break the monopoly of the six pillars at level twelve is probably far beyond the limits of any level twelve ability.

In level 12 battles, the amount of divinely bestowed transcendence power is not the dominant factor in determining victory or defeat—level 12 battles are still judged by basic attributes and skill combinations.

"In general, there is no need to pursue more divinely bestowed transcendent power... The significance of this thing lies in breaking through the upper limit and challenging the six pillars, rather than in gaining an advantage among those of the same level."

As for the current situation, those who understand know that there are no more Six Pillars left for you to challenge.

As Tianguang completed the fusion of his body and soul with Xia Lin, Xia Lin's life essence was thus altered by the will of the universe. He stepped out of the constraints of the professional system and onto a brand new path.

At this moment, Xia Lin took a deep breath, and his expression finally became serious.

A black vortex suddenly appeared before them, from which a massive amount of power from the six pillars surged forth, instantly filling the entire advancement space!

The most crucial third step: system integration, is here.

This will determine Xia Lin's potential and immediate combat power after reaching level twelve!
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The personal information panel is displayed on the retina.

At this moment, before the system integration, Xia Lin looked at his own attribute panel one last time, and a look of bewilderment appeared on his face.

He was truly a unique and unprecedented oddity...

When people advance to level 12, they all come with professional talents and skills, and most level 12 individuals have a simple or clear plan for their future path.

Xia Lin is doing well.

To this day, his profession is still [???], his talent is unclear and could change at any time, and his skills are diverse and varied, with plenty of options to choose from.

"But that's fine, even better!"

This means that Xia Lin has become a blank canvas, with plenty of room for creation.

The complete integration of professional talent skills is also more in line with the core of the twelve-level system integration!
"The system includes professions, talents, and skills."

Only when these three elements work together can a system be formed and become complete.

The Absolute Balance technique just used gave Xia Lin a lot of thoughts and understanding about his dual professions, and also gave him a deeper, even essential, understanding of his profession's talents and skills.

“I had this judgment before: talent is probably the foundation of a professional, while attributes and skills are just protective skills. Looking at it now, this line of thinking is correct.”

To use an analogy from a cultivator: talent is like a mental cultivation method, while attributes and skills are like techniques.

The mental cultivation method is related to "attaining the Tao," and is naturally more important than techniques.

"Talent is born from profession and is naturally bound to it."

"A profession has a core, talent is an extension of the core of a profession, and skills are a secondary extension."

Looking again at his new job—? ?
The new profession has not yet been named, but the name doesn't matter.

The important thing is the purpose, or core, of this profession!
The new class is a dual class consisting of the Shadow of the Uncertain and the Pillar of Eternity, designed to achieve absolute balance.

Xia Lin certainly knew what the core of this profession was—the fusion of the chaotic and uncertain with the known and eternal.

But this is just the simplest, most superficial thinking. If this were truly the core of his career, Xia Lin wouldn't need to integrate this career into his promotion process; he could have done it right outside.

"And this is not what I want either."

So what does Xia Lin want?
Of course, he is unparalleled in this world, the strongest in this realm!
Xia Lin never dared to even think of such a thought before... because the Six Pillars pressing down on the heavens represent the supreme power of all realms!

However, while the six pillars are currently missing, the upward channel has already been opened.

After Xia Lin reaches level twelve, in terms of level, he is on par with the strongest group of people in the current universe. Everyone can compete fairly. If you can do it, why can't I, Xia Lin?
We already have a general idea of ​​the core of the new profession.

However, to truly create the profession Xia Lin desires, one must start with talent and skills.

—Use means to complete the road, and let the branches nourish the main trunk.

He needs to refine his professional core with his innate skills, rather than defining his innate skills based on his professional core.

This is a practical and pragmatic path; otherwise, Xia Lin's thoughts and actions would probably be no different from those of utopian thinkers like Nikolai.

With a thought, six illusory figures separated from Xia Lin's body and stood around him.

This is Xia Lin's current six-fold talent!
The six elements are divided into three groups, representing the dual-occupation system of the past.

Uncertain constants on the side of the Uncertain Shadow, unstable mutations, twin curses.

The eternal foundation stones beside the Pillars of Eternity bear witness to eternity.

The power of the six pillars descended from the sky, merging into the six great talents, and elevating them all to the level of the six pillars.

This is fundamental and necessary.

Xia Lin, however, did not care about the attribute effects after upgrading his talent to the sixth pillar level.

Because even more power from the Six Pillars has descended from the sky and poured into the Six Talents, beginning a new transformation of them!
In theory, this is impossible.

Promotion opportunities can increase talent level, but cannot change talent effects.

However, Xia Lin never followed the usual path.

Before his promotion, his talent was already on the verge of changing at any time. Now, after being stimulated by the promotion space, and investing the power of the six pillars, it is only natural that he will change. Moreover, the change will be far more intense and thorough than usual!
It can even partially follow Xia Lin's will and achieve self-customization!

With a single thought, indeterminate constants and permanent foundations emerge.

Both of these talents are basic and auxiliary talents; they simply provide Xia Lin with additional skill slots.

Xia Lin has now completed the fusion of his two professions, and these two talents of the same nature can naturally be fused together as well.

In the blink of an eye, with the help of the power of the Six Pillars and consuming two strands of the power of the Six Pillars, the two talents had already merged together.

A new talent has emerged.

[Undefined Foundation (Six Pillars): ??? Class-Exclusive Talent! This talent provides you with 50 additional skill slots, which can be filled with any type of skill. With this talent, you will ignore class restrictions and be able to use skills from all classes! Furthermore, skills in this talent's skill slots are unaffected by your own mutation abilities and are completely undetectable by external forces!]

The new talent is equivalent to the fusion of an indeterminate constant and a permanent foundation.

But it was only passable and didn't satisfy Xia Lin.

After thinking for a moment, Xia Lin slapped his chest, and a massive amount of skill orbs, like a sky full of stars, emerged from his soul and floated around him.

Xia Lin first looked at the largest skill orb.

Its name is: Eternal Inscription!

Then he looked at the two relatively large skill orbs.

Its names are: The Shadow's Cookbook and The Shadow's Unscheduled Dining Hall!

Finally, he looked at the third talent.

Its name is: Witness!

"50 skill slots are actually not enough for me. In wartime, using recipe books to exchange for skills can also delay the battle."

"I am currently in the promotion space, and the timing is just right... So I will take the Uncertain Foundation Talent as the first core, the Witness Talent as the sacrifice, and the Eternal Inscription, the Recipe Book, and the Uncertain Dining Hall as extensions of the first core to complete my first set of twelve-level core ability system."

"I hope my first twelve-level core system can achieve the following:"

"All the laws of the world are at my disposal, and all the skills in the world are under my control!"

Otherwise, it truly wouldn't deserve the title of the strongest!
Xia Lin's cleverness lies in the fact that he did not make unfounded promises like Nikolai, who directly declared, "I will become the strongest."

He laid the foundation, built the groundwork, and on that foundation, began to gradually construct the bridge to the strongest.

He had prepared all the materials, and they were sufficient, which naturally gave the will of the universe room to operate. This also ensured that everything would go in the direction Xia Lin needed, without too many deviations or any overly unreasonable restrictions.

Suddenly, the light of day burst forth!

Under the interference of the heavenly light, the Witnessing Talent gradually vanished into nothingness, yet spots of light emerged from where the Witnessing Talent disappeared and merged into the heavenly light.

At the same time, to Xia Lin's surprise, Tian Guang also took away some mysterious factors from the Eternal and Undying Talent that Xia Lin had not seen clearly.

The energy flickers chaotically, yet follows certain patterns.

Countless energies intertwined, and countless materials merged one after another, all centered around the Eternal Inscription Skill Orb, beginning to recombine and change!
After consuming as many as 1 strands of the power of the six pillars, Xia Lin's grand ambition was fulfilled.

A crystal-clear skill orb appeared beside Xia Lin, standing next to his new first talent: Uncertain Foundation.

The two complement each other, their energies are interconnected, they do not merge, yet they are closely linked.

Xia Lin's gaze fell upon the Uncertain Foundation Talent and the new skills.

It was discovered that with the birth of the first system's core skills, the variable foundational talents were also affected and changed.

[Undefined Foundation (Six Pillars): ??? Class-Exclusive Talent! This talent breaks the skill slot limitations of the class system, providing you with unlimited skill slots. With this talent, you will ignore class restrictions and be able to use skills from all classes! Furthermore, all your skills can selectively accept the influence of your own mutation abilities according to your will, and are immune to all external observation!]

Xia Lin breathed a sigh of relief.

That feels so good!

This talent alone makes the 1 strands of the power of the six pillars worth the price of admission.

What's more, there's a new level 12 core skill!

【Witness Eternal Proof (Six Pillars Level) (Level Twelve Core Skill): Passive skill, a skill配套 with the variable foundational talent. This skill is a level twelve exclusive core skill, which can be released after incorporating the power of divine transcendence, negating all enemy judgments!】
All the laws of the world are at my disposal, and all the skills of the world are under my control! What I see is my law!

All skills you have ever possessed will be permanently retained in your skill bar and cannot be changed or removed in any way. This effect is supreme and overrides all related judgment rules!
In the future, whatever new skills you acquire, you will be subject to these skill rules!
At the same time, when you see a skill that you have not mastered, you can automatically add it to your skill bar, but the level and power of the skill depends on your understanding and knowledge of the skill.

All the skills you possess can significantly increase your resistance to that skill. The deeper your understanding of the skill, the higher the resistance, up to a maximum of 95%!

The first core skill, also known as Xia Lin's first system core skill at level twelve: Witness Eternal Proof!
This skill is a variant of Eternal Inscription and an extension of the Uncertain Foundation Talent, perfectly fulfilling Xia Lin's need for "all laws of the world are at my disposal, and all skills of the world are under my control".

However, upon seeing the phrase "up to 95%", Xia Lin couldn't help but sigh.

"Just as I thought..."

Achieving level twelve has both advantages and disadvantages.

The constraints of the professional system are not only constraints, but also have a protective nature.

It's like the eternally etched complete immunity, versus the everlasting witness of 95% immunity.

—After advancing to level 12, one breaks through the limitations of the professional system, which means that in battles between level 12 powerhouses, factors such as "complete" or "absolute" will never exist.

The eternally imprinted complete immunity was weakened, turning into the current 95% immunity.

“But it’s not bad.”

The expected changes naturally don't constitute a blow.

Even as his first talent and first system took shape, Xia Lin's progress continued unabated.

In fact, it can be said that with the formation of the first system, Xia Lin has strengthened the ability system before his promotion - the eternal inscription in Xia Lin's original system is undoubtedly the absolute core.

Xia Lin has now transcended her former self.

But that's clearly not enough; it's just the beginning.

This is just the original dual-class system, representing the Pillars of Eternity class.

Xia Lin's second system, however, does not represent the system of the Unstable Shadow profession.

Rather, it was a battle to the death!
After advancing to level twelve, the attributes can grow again, and the limit-breaking skills can once again show their power.

No skill can compare to a life-or-death battle – this is the strongest known skill to break limits!

Xia Lin, who possesses the Life and Death Battle Decree (Inferior), has no reason not to develop this strongest limit-breaking technique into a core skill.

Moreover, he also has the unique advantage of talent.

"Faster, stronger, more powerful! Attributes are power, numbers are truth!"

Xia Lin never hesitates to express her appreciation for the professional aspirations of those who break limits.

Because those who break limits truly demonstrate the beauty of numerical values.

Simple, brutal, and powerful – this is the essence of those who break limits, and also the essence of life-or-death battles.

Following Xia Lin's will, the light of day surged once more.

A surge of celestial light, carrying 1 strands of the power of the Six Pillars, enveloped the skill orb of Life and Death Showdown (Inferior) and the Eternal Undying talent.

Xia Lin's once-powerful brush combo didn't require the talent of eternal immortality, but it did require the Spirit World Book.

With the Spirit World Book currently damaged, to restore or even enhance its once-powerful farming combo, the Eternal Undying talent must be added—this talent can serve as a substitute for the Spirit World Book.

Energy surged forth again, intertwining and merging together.

They were also drawn into Eternal Mark, Eternal Retrospection, and even more skill orbs.

After a short wait, a talent and two skills appeared beside Xia Lin.

They still look to talent first.

【Eternal (Six Pillars Level Talent): ? ? ? Class-specific talent.】

You have become part of the known universe, and your pheromones will be forever remembered by the known universe!
You can achieve a costly resurrection without any resurrection means: after each resurrection, your racial stats and all attributes will be permanently reduced by 10%.

If you are killed by a fatal attack, you can still be resurrected as long as some of your body tissue remains, or as long as someone in the universe remembers your name and deeds! However, upon resurrection, you will lose all your supernatural powers.

The new talent has changed its name from Eternal and Immortal to Eternal, but the effect remains the same.

Xia Lin even felt that the reason for the change was not so much the integration of the system, but the upgrade from the foundation level to the six pillar level.

After glancing at it briefly, Xia Lin looked away and then turned his attention to the other two skills.

One of them is undoubtedly the life-or-death battle!
【Life or Death Showdown (Six Pillars Level) (Level Twelve Core Skill): Passive Skill, Limit Breaking Skill, Eternal Talent Complementary Skill. This skill is a level twelve exclusive core skill, which can be released after incorporating the power of divine transcendence, negating all enemy judgments!】
I am power, I am truth!
Any permanent negative effects from resurrection items and skills will be converted into temporary effects for you, lasting for three days. When you are resurrected and the negative effects disappear, your base stats and attributes will permanently increase by 30%!

The "inferior" label on the title "Battle to the Death" was directly removed.

The current life-or-death battle has become a complete life-or-death battle. However, Xia Lin doesn't know whether this skill is stronger or weaker than the life-or-death battle technique passed down in the Tang family.

The key change actually lies in the notes.

The inferior version of the "Battle of Life and Death" requires dying at the hands of the enemy, while the genuine version doesn't require such trouble; you can farm attributes by committing suicide!
—How could a true life-or-death battle be decided by something so inconvenient?

The shortened duration of negative effects and the improved efficiency of breaking limits are both reasonable and represent quantitative changes rather than qualitative changes.

"But the negative effects will still last for three days, which is not good..."

This is because it means that this skill will create a period of weakness, leaving potential gaps in combat power.

When Xia Lin's gaze turned to the second skill orb, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"With this, there won't be any problems."

[Life and Death Reversal (Level 6): Passive skill, accompanying skill for Life and Death Showdown. The negative debuffs provided by Life and Death Showdown are completely converted into positive buffs of similar function and level! Furthermore, when you die completely, you will not lose Life and Death Showdown or Life and Death Reversal!]

So, even if I die, I still get a positive buff?

Then I'll have to die a few more times...

This new overpowered farming system isn't as efficient as before—the previous overpowered farming combos had no cooldown as long as you had enough resources, essentially allowing you to endlessly use your left foot to step on your right.

The good thing is that although this system is inefficient, it can provide temporary enhancements and positive buffs.

With the Eternal Talent, Xia Lin's normal death will result in a 10% reduction in his racial stats and attributes, which is converted into a 10% positive increase.

This is actually optional.

What Xia Lin was more looking forward to was the debuff of losing all extraordinary powers after a complete death; what would the reversal of life and death become...?

Lost in thought, Xia Lin suddenly paused.

"Wait, with this second system in my body, does that mean I'll never die again!?"

Theoretically yes, but in reality no.

After all, the Eternal Talent has the limitation that "there are still physical tissues remaining, or there are still people in the current universe who remember your name and your deeds." Therefore, Xia Lin still has the possibility of dying completely, but the possibility is low.

Currently, the first system, Witness Eternal Proof, and the second system, Life and Death Showdown, have both been acquired.

In terms of conventional methods, I can master all the laws of the world!

In terms of immortality, I am practically immortal!
Xia Lin's skill foundation was so outrageous that with just 2 strands of the Six Pillars of Power, he already possessed such an absurd new ability system.

"But what if my opponent uses a sealing ability? How should I deal with that?"

This is the only weakness Xia Lin can currently imagine that is overtly apparent to him.

But without much thought, Xia Lin found a solution.

He turned his gaze to the talent of unstable mutation.

The promotion process is far from over, and is far from reaching its climax.

The mutation system—that's the foundation of Xia Lin's success.

At this moment, Xia Lin is about to rebuild this system that he has kept hidden away for a long time, based on the unstable mutation!
(End of this chapter)